The tech industry is experiencing another significant wave of layoffs in 2025, with independent tracker Layoffs.fyi reporting over 22,000 job cuts so far this year. February alone saw a staggering 16,234 reductions, and the total number of affected employees continues to climb as companies across sectors embrace automation, artificial intelligence, and cost-cutting measures. This comprehensive list details all known tech layoffs throughout 2025, organized by month, to provide a clear picture of the ongoing trend and its impact on innovation and employment.
The layoffs are not limited to any single segment of the tech industry. Major corporations such as Intel, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have all made significant cuts, while startups and midsize firms have also reduced headcounts. The reasons vary—some companies cite restructuring to focus on AI, others point to economic uncertainty or the need to streamline operations. Regardless of the rationale, the human toll is substantial, with thousands of workers losing their jobs across engineering, product management, sales, and support roles.
December
Zebra Technologies
The Illinois-based company is winding down its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) business, which it built after acquiring Fetch Robotics in 2021. Zebra is considering selling the unit or shutting it down, with most employees expected to leave by the end of 2025.
Amazon
Amazon is cutting 84 jobs in Seattle and Bellevue as part of its latest round of layoffs. The reductions affect roles in engineering, recruiting, software development, and product management, with affected employees receiving at least 90 days of pay and benefits.
Lusha
The Israeli sales intelligence startup is laying off 8% of its workforce—about 24 employees—as part of a restructuring to reallocate resources toward new growth areas. The company plans to continue hiring for key roles while focusing its product on future market needs.
Tenstorrent
Tenstorrent has cut 7.5% of its workforce, reducing headcount to about 1,000, as it reshapes teams and shifts focus from enterprise customers to individual developers. The AI chip startup is continuing work on its chiplet-based roadmap and broader software support.
Payoneer
Payoneer is letting go of about 30 employees in Israel and a similar number overseas, bringing the total reduction to roughly 6% of its global workforce.
VSCO
The photo-editing app laid off 24 employees as part of a restructuring to refocus on tools for professional photographers. CEO Eric Wittman cited consumer demand falling short of expectations.
Mobileye
The autonomous driving technology company is cutting 200 employees—about 4% of its global workforce—with most cuts affecting its Israeli teams.
Inside Inbound Health
The hospital-at-home startup shut down on December 1 after raising more than $50 million, according to an audio recording obtained by Axios Pro.
November
Intel
Intel continued its workforce reduction with 59 Bay Area jobs eliminated, part of a larger plan to cut thousands of positions throughout the year.
HP
HP is set to cut between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs worldwide by 2028 as it streamlines operations and leverages AI to speed up product development and boost efficiency.
Apple
Apple is cutting several sales positions that handle accounts for businesses, schools, and government agencies as it moves to streamline its sales strategy.
Monarch Tractor
The autonomous electric tractor startup warned employees of potential layoffs affecting more than 100 workers or even a full shutdown, following weeks of staff cuts.
Playtika
The gaming company announced plans to lay off about 20% of its workforce—700 to 800 employees—marking its fifth round of cuts since 2022.
Pipe
The revenue-based small business lender laid off about 200 employees—roughly half its workforce—as part of its push toward profitability.
Synopsys
Synopsys plans to cut about 10% of its workforce, roughly 2,000 employees, and close several sites as part of a restructuring tied to its acquisition of Ansys.
Deepwatch
Deepwatch laid off between 60 and 80 employees, citing artificial intelligence as a factor behind the decision. The cybersecurity firm employs roughly 250 people.
Axonius
The New York-based cybersecurity firm is cutting roughly 10% of its staff—about 100 employees—to streamline operations.
MyBambu
MyBambu is permanently closing its local operations, laying off all 141 employees in two waves.
Hewlett-Packard
HP is removing 52 positions at its San Jose campus, affecting roles in cloud development, engineering, and product management.
October
Amazon
After reports that the company planned to eliminate up to 30,000 corporate jobs, Amazon confirmed a reduction of approximately 14,000 roles, including 660 jobs across multiple New York City offices.
Rivian
Rivian cut 600 jobs—about 4% of its workforce—amid an EV market pullback. This marks the company's third layoff in 2025.
Meta
Meta laid off approximately 600 employees across its AI infrastructure units, including the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team, but spared top-tier AI hires in its TBD Labs.
Applied Materials
Applied Materials plans to cut about 4% of its workforce, or roughly 1,400 jobs, to streamline operations amid tighter U.S. semiconductor export controls.
Handshake
Handshake laid off around 100 employees—about 15% of its U.S. workforce—affecting various roles across its recruiting business vertical.
Smartsheet
Smartsheet reportedly laid off over 120 employees amid a leadership transition following CEO Mark Mader's retirement.
Google cut over 100 design roles in its cloud division as the company shifts focus toward AI investments. Additional layoffs affected at least 50 permanent positions in Sunnyvale.
Paycom
Paycom is laying off over 500 employees due to AI and automation improving back-office efficiencies.
September
Just Eat
The food delivery company will eliminate about 450 jobs as part of a cost and operations review, with increasing use of automation and AI shifting manual service tasks to automated systems.
Fiverr
The freelance services marketplace plans to cut around 250 jobs—approximately 30% of its workforce—as part of a push to become a leaner, faster, and AI-focused company.
ZipRecruiter
ZipRecruiter is closing its Tel Aviv development center, cutting about 80 jobs, as part of cost trimming amid a challenging labor market.
GupShup
GupShup laid off at least 100 employees, including junior developers, just months after cutting nearly 200 jobs. The conversational AI company is preparing for an IPO.
xAI
Elon Musk's AI company laid off about a third of its data annotation team, cutting roughly 500 jobs, as it shifts focus from generalist AI tutors to specialist roles.
Rivian
Rivian laid off about 200 workers—1.5% of its staff—as the company braces for the end of federal EV tax credits under President Trump's policy changes.
Oracle
Oracle cut 101 jobs in Seattle and 254 in San Francisco, just weeks after a wave of layoffs in August.
Salesforce
Salesforce trimmed another 262 jobs at its San Francisco headquarters, with layoffs set to take effect in November.
August
Cisco
Cisco eliminated 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices, part of the company's broader workforce-reduction strategy.
Restaurant365
The back-office software provider laid off about 100 employees—around 9% of its workforce—after falling short of ambitious growth targets.
Oracle
Oracle set to cut 101 jobs at its Santa Clara location, plus 161 in Seattle, as part of ongoing reductions.
F5
F5 cut 106 positions at its Seattle and Liberty Lake, Washington, offices, affecting senior engineers and managers as part of a global workforce reduction.
Peloton
Peloton cut 6% of its workforce in its sixth layoff in just over a year, a move CEO Peter Stern said is needed to improve long-term business health.
Kaltura
Kaltura cut 10% of its workforce—about 70 employees—as part of a cost-saving effort, marking its third round of layoffs since 2022.
Yotpo
Yotpo is laying off about 200 employees—roughly 34% of its global workforce—as it shuts down its email and SMS marketing operations.
Windsurf
The AI coding startup laid off 30 employees and offered buyouts to the remaining 200 after being acquired by Cognition.
Wondery
Amazon is cutting 100 jobs at its Wondery podcast division, and CEO Jen Sargent is departing as the company reorganizes its audio operations.
July
Atlassian
Atlassian cut 150 roles in customer service and support, following enhancements to its platform that significantly reduced support needs.
Consensys
The blockchain software company cut about 7% of its workforce—47 employees—as part of a push toward profitability.
Zeen
Zeen, a social collaging platform, shut down operations, highlighting the challenges social media startups face in building sustainable growth.
Scale AI
Scale AI laid off around 200 employees—roughly 14% of its workforce—and severed ties with 500 global contractors, just weeks after Meta brought in the startup's CEO.
Lenovo
Lenovo plans to cut more than 100 U.S. full-time jobs—about 3% of its workforce—including positions at its Morrisville, North Carolina campus.
Intel
Intel reportedly plans to lay off nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon, almost five times more than previously announced.
Indeed + Glassdoor
The job platforms plan to eliminate approximately 1,300 jobs combined as part of a larger restructuring to combine operations and focus on AI.
Eigen Lab
Eigen Lab laid off 29 employees—25% of its workforce—as part of a reorganization. The research and engineering startup recently launched EigenCloud.
Microsoft
Microsoft will cut 9,000 employees—less than 4% of its global workforce—across teams, role types, and geographies. This follows earlier layoffs in January, May, and June.
ByteDance
The parent company of TikTok is laying off 65 employees in Bellevue, Washington, as it continues to expand its TikTok Shop division.
June
TomTom
The Amsterdam-based location tech startup cut 300 jobs—10% of its workforce—as part of organizational restructuring within its sales and support divisions amid the AI shift.
Rivian
Rivian reduced headcount by approximately 140 employees—roughly 1% of its workforce—mostly affecting its manufacturing team.
Bumble
The online dating app cut approximately 240 jobs—30% of its workforce—to enhance operational efficiency and allocate savings to new product development.
Klue
The Vancouver-based sales intelligence startup laid off 85 employees—about 40% of its workforce—as it restructures.
Google downsized its smart TV division by 25% of its 300-member team, reducing funding for Google TV and Android TV but increasing investment in AI projects.
Intel
Intel said it plans to lay off 15% to 20% of workers in its Intel Foundry division starting in July, and confirmed it will wind down its auto business.
Playtika
The gaming company let go of around 90 employees, with 40 in Israel and 50 in Poland, following a prior round of cuts a few weeks earlier.
Airtime
Evernote's founder Phil Libin's video startup let go of around 25 employees from its 58-person team.
Microsoft
Microsoft conducted more layoffs affecting software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, marketers, and legal counsels, just weeks after a major cut of over 6,500 roles in May.
May
Hims & Hers
The telehealth platform plans to downsize its workforce by 68 employees—approximately 4% of its total staff—citing unrelated reasons to the U.S. ban on Wegovy production.
Amazon
Amazon laid off around 100 employees from its devices and services division, which includes Alexa, Echo, Ring, and Zoox.
Microsoft
Microsoft announced it would cut over 6,500 jobs—about 3% of its worldwide workforce—one of the company's biggest layoffs since 2023.
Chegg
The edtech startup plans to let go of 248 employees—about 22% of its workforce—as students increasingly turn to AI tools instead of traditional textbook rentals and tutoring.
Match
The company behind Tinder and other dating apps reduced its workforce by 13% as part of a reorganization to reduce costs and streamline structure.
CrowdStrike
The cybersecurity firm is laying off 5% of its global workforce—around 500 people—as part of a strategic plan to yield greater efficiencies and scale its business toward a goal of $10 billion in annual recurring revenue.
General Fusion
The Vancouver-based fusion energy company cut roughly 25% of its workforce after raising $440 million from investors including Jeff Bezos.
Deep Instinct
The Israeli cybersecurity startup reduced headcount by 20 employees—10% of its total workforce—following a similar round in April 2023.
Beam
The British climate startup shut down operations, letting go of approximately 200 employees, just months after announcing major expansion plans.
April
NetApp
NetApp eliminated 700 jobs—6% of its total workforce—as it reorganizes for operational efficiency.
Electronic Arts
EA let go of approximately 300 to 400 employees, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment, to focus on long-term strategic priorities.
Expedia
Expedia laid off around 3% of its employees, mainly midlevel positions in product and technology teams, following earlier cuts in its marketing team.
Cars24
The India-based pre-owned vehicle e-commerce platform reduced its workforce by about 200 employees in product and technology divisions as part of a restructuring.
Meta
Meta let go of over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division, which manages VR and wearable technology, affecting developers working on Quest headsets and hardware operations.
Intel
Intel announced plans to lay off more than 21,000 employees—roughly 20% of its workforce—ahead of its Q1 earnings call with newly appointed CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
GM
General Motors laid off 200 people at its Factory Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan, which produces electric vehicles, amid an EV slowdown.
Zopper
The India-based insurtech startup let go of around 100 employees since the start of 2025, with about 50 from tech and product teams in the latest round.
Turo
The car rental startup reduced its workforce by 150 positions after deciding not to proceed with its IPO.
GupShup
The conversational AI company laid off roughly 200 employees to improve efficiency and profitability, its second round of layoffs in five months.
Forto
The German logistics startup eliminated 200 jobs—about one-third of its employees—reducing a significant number of sales staff.
Wicresoft
Microsoft's first joint venture in China stopped operations, affecting around 2,000 employees, after Microsoft ended outsourcing after-sales support amid trade tensions.
Five9
The software company plans to cut 123 jobs—about 4% of its workforce—to prioritize key strategic areas like artificial intelligence.
Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices division, which covers Android, Pixel phones, and the Chrome browser.
Microsoft
Microsoft was contemplating additional layoffs that could happen by May, focusing on reducing middle managers and non-coders to increase the ratio of programmers to product managers.
Automattic
The WordPress.com developer laid off 16% of its workforce across departments, affecting more than 270 staff.
Canva
The graphic design platform let go of 10 to 12 technical writers approximately nine months after telling employees to use generative AI tools wherever possible.
March
Northvolt
The Swedish battery maker laid off 2,800 employees—62% of its total staff—after filing for bankruptcy.
Block
Block let go of 931 employees—around 8% of its workforce—as part of a reorganization. CEO Jack Dorsey said the layoffs were not for financial reasons or to replace workers with AI.
Brightcove
Brightcove laid off 198 employees—about two-thirds of its U.S. workforce—a month after being acquired by Bending Spoons for $233 million.
Acxiom
Acxiom laid off 130 employees—3.5% of its workforce—following shareholder approval of a potential merger between IPG and Omnicom.
Sequoia Capital
The venture capital firm closed its Washington, D.C., office and let go of its policy team of three full-time employees.
Siemens
Siemens announced plans to let go of approximately 5,600 jobs globally in its automation and electric-vehicle charging businesses to improve competitiveness.
HelloFresh
HelloFresh laid off 273 employees and closed its distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas, consolidating to an Irving site.
Otorio
Otorio cut 45 employees—more than half its workforce—after being acquired by Armis for $120 million.
ActiveFence
ActiveFence reduced 22 employees—7% of its workforce—mostly based in Israel, as part of a streamlining process.
D-ID
The AI startup cut 22 jobs—nearly a quarter of its workforce—following a strategic partnership with Microsoft.
NASA
NASA announced it would shut down several offices, including the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy and the DEI branch, in accordance with Elon Musk's DOGE.
Zonar Systems
Zonar Systems reportedly laid off some staff, though the company has not confirmed the number.
Wayfair
Wayfair let go of 340 employees in its technology division as part of a new restructuring effort.
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise cut 2,500 employees—5% of its total staff—in response to its shares sliding 19% in the first fiscal quarter.
TikTok
TikTok cut up to 300 workers in Dublin—roughly 10% of its workforce in Ireland.
LiveRamp
LiveRamp laid off 65 employees—5% of its total workforce.
Ola Electric
The Indian electric scooter maker is set to lay off over 1,000 employees and contractors in a cost-cutting effort, its second round in five months.
Rec Room
The gaming startup reduced its total headcount by 16% as it shifts focus to become "scrappier" and "more efficient."
ANS Commerce
The e-commerce platform was shut down three years after being acquired by Flipkart. The number of affected employees is unknown.
February
HP
HP will cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its "Future Now" restructuring plan to save $300 million before the end of its fiscal year.
GrubHub
GrubHub announced 500 job cuts after being sold to Wonder Group for $650 million, affecting more than 20% of its previous workforce.
Autodesk
Autodesk laid off 1,350 employees—9% of its total workforce—in an attempt to reshape its go-to-market model.
Google planned to cut employees in its People Operations and cloud organizations teams, offering a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based People Operations employees.
Nautilus
Nautilus reduced headcount by 25 employees—16% of its workforce—as it plans to release a commercial version of its proteome analysis platform in 2026.
eBay
eBay cut a few dozen employees in Israel, potentially affecting 10% of its 250-person workforce there.
Starbucks
Starbucks cut 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected its tech workers, outsourcing some tech work to third-party employees.
Commercetools
Commercetools laid off dozens of employees, including about 10% of staff in one day, after failing to meet sales growth targets.
Dayforce
Dayforce cut roughly 5% of its current workforce in a new efficiency drive to increase profitability and growth.
Expedia
Expedia laid off more employees in a new cost-cutting effort, though the total number is unknown.
Skybox Security
Skybox Security ceased operations and laid off its employees—roughly 300 people—after selling its business and technology to Tufin.
HerMD
The women's healthcare provider shut down operations after shifting from a brick-and-mortar model to fully virtual. The startup raised $18 million in 2023.
Zendesk
Zendesk cut 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters, following a previous 8% headcount reduction in 2023.
Vendease
The Nigerian startup cut 120 employees—44% of its total staff—in its second layoff round in five months.
Logically
Logically laid off dozens of employees as part of a cost-cutting effort to ensure "long-term success" in curbing misinformation online.
Blue Origin
Blue Origin laid off about 10% of its workforce—more than 1,000 employees—affecting positions in engineering and program management.
Redfin
Redfin cut about 450 positions between February and July 2025, with a complete restructuring set to be completed in the fall, following its partnership with Zillow.
Sophos
The cybersecurity firm laid off 6% of its total workforce, confirmed to TechCrunch, less than two weeks after acquiring Secureworks for $859 million.
Zepz
Zepz will cut nearly 200 employees as it closes operations in Poland and Kenya.
Unity
Unity reportedly conducted another round of layoffs, though the number of affected employees is unknown.
JustWorks
JustWorks cut nearly 200 employees, CEO Mike Seckler announced, citing "potential adverse events" like a recession or rising interest rates.
Bird
The Dutch startup cut 120 jobs—roughly one-third of its workforce—following a previous reduction of 90 employees after its rebrand.
Sprinklr
Sprinklr laid off about 500 employees—15% of its workforce—citing poor business performance, following two earlier layoff rounds that affected roughly 200 employees.
Sonos
Sonos let go of approximately 200 employees, after cutting 100 in August 2024.
Workday
Workday laid off 1,750 employees—roughly 8.5% of its total headcount—as reported by Bloomberg and confirmed by TechCrunch.
Okta
Okta laid off 180 employees, just over one year after letting go of 400 workers.
Cruise
Cruise laid off 50% of its workforce, including CEO Marc Whitten, as it prepares to shut down operations. What remains of the autonomous vehicle company will move under General Motors.
Salesforce
Salesforce eliminated more than 1,000 jobs, even as the giant actively recruits workers to sell new AI products.
January
Cushion
Cushion shut down operations, CEO Paul Kesserwani announced on LinkedIn. The fintech startup's post-money valuation in 2022 was $82.4 million.
Placer.ai
Placer.ai laid off 150 U.S.-based employees—roughly 18% of its total workforce—in an effort to reach profitability.
Amazon
Amazon laid off dozens of workers in its communications department to help the company "move faster, increase ownership, strengthen our culture, and bring teams closer to customers."
Stripe
Stripe laid off 300 people, according to a leaked memo, though the fintech giant planned to grow its total headcount by 17%.
Textio
Textio laid off 15 employees as the augmented writing startup undergoes a restructuring effort.
Pocket FM
The audio company cut 75 employees to ensure long-term sustainability, following a reduction of 200 writers in July 2024.
Aurora Solar
Aurora Solar planned to cut 58 employees in response to ongoing macroeconomic challenges and continued uncertainty in the solar industry.
Meta
Meta announced it would cut 5% of its staff, targeting "low performers" as the company prepared for "an intense year." Meta had more than 72,000 employees.
Wayfair
Wayfair cut up to 730 jobs—3% of its workforce—as it planned to exit operations in Germany and focus on physical retailers.
Pandion
The delivery startup shut down operations, affecting 63 employees who were paid through January 15 without severance.
Icon
Icon laid off 114 employees as part of a team realignment, focusing its efforts on a robotic printing system.
Altruist
Altruist eliminated 37 jobs—roughly 10% of its total workforce—even as the company pursued "aggressive" hiring.
Aqua Security
Aqua Security cut dozens of employees across its global markets as part of a strategic reorganization to increase profitability.
SolarEdge Technologies
SolarEdge plans to lay off 400 employees globally, marking its fourth layoff round since January 2024 as the solar industry faces a downturn.
Level
The fintech startup, founded in 2018, abruptly shut down earlier in the year. An email from CEO Paul Aaron stated the closure follows an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer, though Employer.com has a new offer under consideration to acquire the company post-shutdown.
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